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Rh We must conclude this criticism; and we will do it with a quotation or two. One of the most beautiful passages in Chaucer's tale is the description of Cresseide's first avowal of her love.

See also the two next stanzas, and particularly that divine one beginning

Compare this with the following speech of Troilus to Cressida in the play.